Chapter

  1 Prol |          the praise and glory of God. Therefore, for the honor
  2 Prol |       manner in which the Son of God bestowed upon His Mother
  3 Prol |      speak of so great a gift of God; and yet we are compelled
  4 Prol |          offering so pleasing to God with her two brass mites,
  5 Prol |      what she could, she pleased God exceedingly."~Hence it is
  6 I    |        to thee as a certainty by God the Father ! See in what
  7 I    |        in what manner the Son of God is to become Incarnate of
  8 I    |        it behooved the Mother of God to be, as St. Anselm testifies: "
  9 I    | Virgin-Mother, than which, under God, there was none greater,
 10 I    |           should be hers to whom God had designed to give His
 11 I    |         the same time the Son of God and the Son of Man."~Again,
 12 I    |          with her; for the Lord, God the Father, the Son, and
 13 I    |        intimately connected with God. St. Bernard shows this
 14 I    |       this when he says: "Nor is God the Son alone with thee,
 15 I    |         with thy flesh; but also God the Holy Ghost, of whom
 16 I    |          thou dost conceive; and God the Father, who hath begotten
 17 II   |       infants under the wrath of God. Therefore the Apostle saith: "
 18 II   |         was the most holy Ark of God, to which corruption was
 19 II   |         of hell, was prepared by God so great a glory in Heaven,
 20 II   |          for the damned in hell, God hath prepared many good
 21 III  |           thou art the Mother of God, the Judge, and thou art
 22 III  |       and thou art the Mother of God and of man; as thou art
 23 III  |         O safe refuge, Mother of God and our Mother!" The two
 24 III  |   creature, of whom it is said: "God divides light from darkness,"
 25 III  |        bringing forth the Son of God. For she is that star of
 26 III  |            The rod is the Son of God, who is the ray of Mary,
 27 III  |        bringing forth the Son of God.~Thirdly, consider that
 28 III  |      glory of him.... The Son of God is the Angel of Great Counsel;
 29 III  |         the Church, enkindled by God for this very purpose that
 30 III  |     lightest my lamp, O Lord, my God, enlighten my darkness."
 31 III  |         thee the type or form of God, thou art worthy of this
 32 III  |      Bernard testifies, saying: "God would have us obtain nothing
 33 III  |          we should also offer to God whatever good we do, as
 34 IV   |           Mary is made Mother of God; Mary is set before all
 35 IV   |          and her charity towards God and towards her neighbor
 36 IV   |          she had charity towards God. For she is that same Mary
 37 IV   |       most befittingly magnified God and most securely rejoiced
 38 IV   |        most securely rejoiced in God, because she so ardently
 39 IV   |    because she so ardently loved God. Of this love Master Hugh
 40 IV   |         willingly and freely for God's sake, or who is poor of
 41 IV   |         same time be pleasing to God by grace, and displeasing
 42 IV   |        would Mary have conceived God in her womb if she had given
 43 IV   |       Spirit liveth and reigneth God for ever and ever. Amen."~
 44 V    |         true which is found with God who is the Truth. He says "
 45 V    |         the Truth. He says "with God" and not with the devil.
 46 V    |         XII, 17.) He says, "with God," not with the world, because
 47 V    |         thee" (VIII, 22. ) "With God," he says, not with men;
 48 V    |       seek grace, but grace with God, for with men favor is deceitful."
 49 V    | deceitful." Again he says, "with God," not with the flesh; for
 50 V    |          did she find grace with God, true and pure, defiled
 51 V    |          shalt find grace before God" (III, 20.) Mary, because
 52 V    |        type, which could contain God. Thou, therefore, O most
 53 V    |          the most high throne of God, as the Prophet saith: "
 54 V    |         angels, how high towards God! In what way she extends
 55 V    |          Therefore the spouse of God, that is, the holy soul,
 56 V    | spiritual paradise of the living God, like that word of Ecclesiasticus: "
 57 V    |      Truly she was a paradise of God in blessings of manifold
 58 V    |      conceived and brought forth God.~Therefore is it well said
 59 V    |       Thou hast found grace with God" (Luke I, 30.) Of this name,
 60 V    |       grace thou shalt find with God, from the name of thy promised
 61 V    |       silent about the secret of God, but she diligently considered
 62 V    |        the Mother of my Lord and God, by whose fecundity I, a
 63 VI   |     neighbor, and with regard to God. The grace, I say, of life
 64 VI   |       the gift of piety; towards God, by the gift of fear. The
 65 VI   |         devout reverence towards God. This was signified by the
 66 VI   |          spoken to the Angel, to God, and to men, are as seven
 67 VI   |          Lord. She spoke more to God than to angels or to men,
 68 VI   |          men, but three times to God. To God she spoke a word
 69 VI   |       but three times to God. To God she spoke a word of praise,
 70 VI   |        had the word of praise to God on her lips, when in thanksgiving
 71 VI   |         in thanksgiving for that God had looked upon her lowliness,
 72 VI   |        give such scant thanks to God for His benefits, and at
 73 VI   |     times grow puffed up against God by these very benefits.
 74 VI   |      word of loving complaint to God upon her lips, when she
 75 VI   |        the word of compassion to God when at the marriage feast
 76 VI   |      neighbors, nor draw them to God. Behold now, O Mary, our
 77 VI   |         granted to Mary alone by God.~The first privilege of
 78 VI   |        of that Son of whom alone God is the Father; wonderful
 79 VI   |      have her Son in common with God the Father."~The fifth privilege
 80 VI   |          body most familiar with God. For, what was never granted
 81 VI   |      again in eternity -she bore God for nine months in her womb,
 82 VI   |          her womb, she nourished God from her breasts full of
 83 VI   |     brought up our Lord, she had God subject to her, she handled
 84 VI   |         handled and embraced her God in pure embraces and kisses
 85 VI   |            No wonder, Mary, that God reigning in Heaven deigns
 86 VI   | creatures, is most powerful with God. St. Augustine says: "She
 87 VI   |        she is more powerful with God than all the Saints, as
 88 VI   |          she has more power with God than all the Saints, so
 89 VI   |         solicitous for us before God than all the Saints. It
 90 VI   |    Everywhere the holy Church of God sings, what it is unlawful
 91 VI   |          s glory that she, after God, is most exalted in glory.
 92 VI   |          is, that whatever after God is most beautiful, whatever
 93 VI   |   privilege of Mary, that, after God, our greatest glory and
 94 VI   |         St. Bernard says: "After God, it is our greatest glory,
 95 VI   |          may be well for us with God, and that our souls may
 96 VI   |       that our souls may live in God because of thy grace. Say,
 97 VI   |          thou didst shine before God with such sanctity, that
 98 VI   |         she, who was now full of God, hasten, unless into the
 99 VI   |       may let us find grace with God, through Our Lord Jesus
100 VII  |         conception of the Son of God, Mary was full (of grace),
101 VII  |       gave glory to the heavens, God to the earth, who restored
102 VII  | inestimable work of mercy, which God had predestined from all
103 VII  |         through it; for the Lord God of Israel has entered through
104 VII  |       conjugal embrace; the Lord God came forth through her by
105 VII  |     house on the throne of which God sits is the Blessed Virgin,
106 VII  |     smell of a full field, which God hath blessed" (Gen. XXVII,
107 VII  |    verily, the whole treasure of God the Father is hidden. Happy
108 VII  |           Well, therefore, could God the Father say: "Behold
109 VII  |       because she is pleasing to God, to the angels, and to men;
110 VII  |      angels by her virginity, to God by her humility."~Ninthly,
111 VII  |      those who are reigning with God, is full, how much more
112 VII  |         the joy of the Mother of God full and complete? Of this
113 VII  |         indeed of grace, full of God, full of virtues, she could
114 VII  |           Well, therefore, could God the Father say: "Behold
115 VII  |       because she is pleasing to God, to the angels, and to men;
116 VII  |      angels by her virginity, to God by her humility."~Ninthly,
117 VII  |      those who are reigning with God, is full, how much more
118 VII  |         the joy of the Mother of God full and complete? Of this
119 VII  |         indeed of grace, full of God, full of virtues, she could
120 VIII |         most special presence of God within her, it is rightly
121 VIII |        great Mary from the great God! But tell us, in what measure,
122 VIII |         the throne of the Son of God, of whom the Father saith
123 IX   |      therefore it is well said: "God will not except any man'
124 IX   |  mediatrix between the Most High God and the world submerged
125 IX   |          and fame of the name of God has extended not only to
126 IX   |        mother, and the Mother of God ? What wonder if Mary is
127 X    |           the most holy house of God, of whom it is said in the
128 X    |        She is the one, than whom God could make no greater. God
129 X    |       God could make no greater. God could make a greater world,
130 X    |      could make a greater world, God could make a greater Heaven,
131 X    |        mother than the Mother of God He could not make. St. Bernard
132 X    |     other mother was becoming to God than a virgin; nor was any
133 X    |        becoming to a virgin than God." A greater among mothers
134 X    |    praise shall we pay to thee?" God is, therefore, with thee,
135 X    |         in faith in the sight of God. Beautiful indeed in the
136 X    |         in her eloquent words to God; she had milk on her tongue
137 X    |         her ? So beautiful, that God chooses her for His Spouse?"
138 X    |          Mary is the handmaid of God the Father, of God the Son,
139 X    |   handmaid of God the Father, of God the Son, and of God the
140 X    |           of God the Son, and of God the Holy Ghost. What wonder
141 XI   |         anyone that departs from God. The light signifies the
142 XI   |        two sides? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal
143 XI   |    neighbors, as the sun towards God. She made progress also
144 XI   |          which she conceived the God and Master of all virtues,
145 XI   |         is written: "Who feareth God, neglecteth nothing" (Ecclus.
146 XI   |        says to the Hebrews: "Our God is a consuming fire" (Hebr.
147 XI   |    Whoever wishes to contemplate God, or to behold Him with the
148 XI   |   without which no man shall see God" (Hebr. XII, 14.) Oh, who
149 XI   |         Mary received the Son of God, nor in the heavens one
150 XI   |          for us a mediatrix with God, with the angels a peace-maker,
151 XI   |          for us a mediatrix with God, as is signified in the
152 XI   |         the sun, between man and God, between unjust man and
153 XI   |      between unjust man and just God; she is the best cooler
154 XI   |      best cooler of the wrath of God. St. Bernard bears witness,
155 XI   |         now has secure access to God, for he has as a Mediator
156 XI   |       Jacob, the discord between God, the angels, and men. For
157 XI   |    Apostle says: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
158 XI   |           which is the spouse of God. Alas, what evil these wicked
159 XI   |        it is said in the Psalm: "God is known in their houses" (
160 XI   |    ourselves as the ministers of God. But Mary did not commission
161 XI   |         this world against evil, God will use the lance His zeal
162 XI   |         of stars that are before God, thou shinest forth gloriously
163 XII  |         contemplative soul, whom God raises up in contemplation
164 XII  |           Hail, loving Mother of God, who from the dignity by
165 XII  |         which thou art Mother of God, hast power to restrain
166 XII  |          spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior." This desert
167 XII  |       Him. Mary is the Mother of God, the servant of God, the
168 XII  |    Mother of God, the servant of God, the nurse of God, the follower
169 XII  |     servant of God, the nurse of God, the follower of God. According
170 XII  |          of God, the follower of God. According to this belief
171 XIII |        that is, to the angels of God, for, as St. Jerome says: "
172 XIII |       real angel, but the Son of God Himself placed in her His
173 XIII |      conceived and brought forth God. Well, therefore, doth St.
174 XIII |       the beginning abiding with God, she should yet receive
175 XIII |           Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!" And this Queen
176 XIII |     array, to meet the Mother of God, surrounded her with effulgent
177 XIII |     infinite gold in her love of God and of her neighbor, the
178 XIII |         the mercies of the Lord. God forbid that thy hand should
179 XIII |       into glory." The Mother of God, therefore, entered into
180 XIII |      that she should bring forth God. Therefore, St. Jerome says: "
181 XIV  |       Thou hast found grace with God, and therefore thou art
182 XIV  |      most delightful paradise of God, so that of this blessedness
183 XIV  |    delightful as the paradise of God in the blessings of virtues,
184 XIV  |        Mary be, that Paradise of God, in the blessings of the
185 XIV  |       mind of Mary a Paradise of God, but also her bosom, containing
186 XIV  |         thou art the Paradise of God, who hast brought forth
187 XIV  |        mind is not a paradise of God in the blessings of grace,
188 XIV  |         thy lips, therefore hath God blessed thee forever." Oh,
189 XIV  |         tells us how pleasing to God were the words of her lips,
190 XIV  |      lips of Mary, and therefore God truly hath blessed her forever.
191 XIV  |           but malice; therefore, God hath not blessed, but cursed
192 XIV  |         given life to the Son of God."~Again, Mary is blessed
193 XIV  |  eternity they will be cursed by God, cursed by angels, cursed
194 XIV  |          indeed, because by her, God was induced to be favorable
195 XIV  |       man was made acceptable to God; blessed, moreover, is she,
196 XIV  |          blessed because by her, God was induced to be favorable
197 XIV  |          spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior." As Abigail typifies
198 XIV  |         man, the latter, that of God. Therefore St. Bernard well
199 XIV  |        thou, the most beloved of God, through whom we first received
200 XIV  |        the hand of the Lord, our God." Likewise, Mary is blessed
201 XIV  |          not only because by her God's wrath with man was appeased,
202 XIV  |       man was made acceptable to God, inasmuch as man was blessed
203 XIV  |       word of the Psalmist: "But God our King hath wrought salvation
204 XIV  |         center, as to the ark of God, as to the cause of things,
205 XIV  |         blessed is the people of God, since by the blessed Mother
206 XIV  |         by the blessed Mother of God, it is acceptable to God.
207 XIV  |         God, it is acceptable to God. What wonder if by the blessed
208 XIV  |        blessed and acceptable to God, since by her is blessed
209 XIV  |     which thou hast merited from God, to show to the world pardon
210 XIV  |           I say, because by thee God is appeased towards man.;
211 XIV  |          man is made pleasing to God; blessed art thou, because
212 XIV  |       one who is not pleasing to God, one towards whom God's
213 XIV  |         to God, one towards whom God's wrath is not appeased,
214 XIV  |        such a one is accursed of God; Fourthly, consider how
215 XIV  |        is the glorious Mother of God, who is truly blessed because
216 XIV  |         Mary received the Son of God; nor in Heaven, than the
217 XIV  |        are three who bless Mary: God, the Angel, and man. God
218 XIV  |         God, the Angel, and man. God the Father indeed blessed
219 XIV  |         of Israel, contemplating God; thou art the joy, I say,
220 XIV  |       the Psalm: "Therefore hath God blessed thee forever" (Ps.
221 XV   |          as it were, a valley of God, according to that word
222 XV   |         the heavenly Father. For God the Father gave her a blessing
223 XV   |          above in her charity to God, from below in her love
224 XV   |         charity Mary had towards God, when God is her Son according
225 XV   |       Mary had towards God, when God is her Son according to
226 XV   |          Lady, art the Mother of God, are not thy other sons
227 XV   |       other sons the brethren of God?"~Thirdly, hear how Mary
228 XV   |         even turned the anger of God to meekness. Therefore,
229 XV   |       they do not do the work of God faithfully and earnestly.
230 XV   |          he who doth the work of God negligently." Against the
231 XV   |    Haymon, the Blessed Mother of God had the moon beneath her
232 XV   |         grace, we have access to God, Mother of life, Mother
233 XV   |        as merited to bring forth God, and to do this in such
234 XVI  |         the familiar presence of God with her it is said that
235 XVI  |     Blessed Mother of the Son of God ! This is that Fruit of
236 XVI  |          indeed in divinity with God the Father, but in the reality
237 XVI  |       Septuagint has "hers." Let God the Father, therefore, say
238 XVI  |    Mother of Him whose Father is God; the Son of the paternal
239 XVI  |       fullness of time was come, God sent His Son," etc. This
240 XVI  |       all peoples praise thee, O God, let all peoples praise
241 XVII |       soul conceives the Word of God, if only it is immaculate
242 XVII |          shalt find grace before God." Also, the taller a tree
243 XVII |        is that of those who love God and fly envy. Of this we
244 XVII |           therefore, are sons of God and of the Church, who ever
245 XVII |        the Church, who ever love God and their neighbor. Therefore,
246 XVII |        that is to say, lovers of God and of men, are the reward
247 XVII |     months that charity which is God?"~Thirdly, let us see how
248 XVII |          Lord from the handmaid, God from man, the Son from the
249 XVII |          highest mercy, which is God; therefore Mary, who bore
250 XVIII|       all peoples praise thee, O God, let all peoples praise
251 XVIII|       spoke: "Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins
252 XVIII|     enmity which existed between God and man, between angels
253 XVIII|      dropping honeycomb." It was God the Father who created this
254 XVIII|         angel, and peace between God and man. What wonder if
255 XVIII|         fruit man has peace with God, when He Himself, the peace-giving
256 XVIII|      peace-giving Fruit, is both God and man? Bede gives testimony
257 XVIII|       nourishment the animals of God should perish. Therefore
258 XVIII|      fear, therefore, animals of God; fear not, ye faithful of
259 XVIII|      there is fruit to the just, God indeed judging them on earth,"
260 XVIII|         that is, the unjust, for God will judge the unjust upon
261 XVIII|        earthly things instead of God, so that they could truly
262 XVIII|        the Mother of my Lord and God, by whose fecundity I, a
263 XVIII|      which is blessed above all, God forever.~Eighthly, the blessed
264 XVIII|       the Apostle says: "May the God of hope fill you with all
265 XVIII|          that for those who love God, all things work together
266 XVIII|       interpreted "the vision of God." And behold the angels
267 XVIII|     behold the angels always see God, as we find in the Gospel
268 XVIII|       sublime society of angels, God planted that which He had
269 XVIII|       the supreme enmity between God and man; thirdly, to heal